Design and Planting (Hillier Gardener's Guide) (Hillier Gardener's Guide)

by Andrew Mc Indoe (Author)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.25

  This book offers endless possibilities to transform your garden, whether you want to make it feel bigger, prevent it feeling overlooked or want great looking plants all year round. It is packed with inspirational and affordable ideas and projects suitable for new and long established gardens. It includes advice on everything from complex landscaping to pruning old trees, as well as explaining when you might need expert help and what to ask for when you do. Special panels throughout the book focus on practical tips, designs, ideas and cultivation methods.

• Used

  Paperback
  2008

  $3.25

  Whether you are creating a garden from scratch or rejuvenating an existing garden, applying some basic design principles can help you to make the most of your outdoor space.In Garden Design , expert gardener and Chelsea Flower Show gold-medalist Andrew McIndoe provides easy-to-follow advice on the whole process: from planning through to realisation.This title covers many different garden challenges, including slopes, narrow spaces, tiny courtyards, large plots and new gardens. It offers ideas on choosing the paving, buildings, features and structures that together will create the set for the real stars of the garden stage - the plants. It encourages you to consider the way your plants are put together in terms of shape, colour and texture, allowing you to achieve a garden that really has its own identity.